it is usually called a helping verb................:)
"Spoke" is a verb in the past tense form. It is the simple past tense of the verb "speak."
"were" is a 'to be' verb
Only verbs have past tenses, and the word kind is an adjective, hence it has no past tense. He is kind, he was kind, it's the same word.
it is the past tense of the verb to be. It is a linking verb.
1st or 3rd person singular past tense of the irregular verb 'to be.'
Travelled is the past tense form of the verb "travel".
"Spoke" is a verb in the past tense form. It is the simple past tense of the verb "speak."
It is the past tense form of report. Report is a regular verb.
The word kindness is the abstract noun form for the adjective kind.
"were" is a 'to be' verb
Only verbs have past tenses, and the word kind is an adjective, hence it has no past tense. He is kind, he was kind, it's the same word.
Present continuous tense.
It is the present perfect tense.
it is the past tense of the verb to be. It is a linking verb.
Present tense
"Had written" is the past perfect tense.
1st or 3rd person singular past tense of the irregular verb 'to be.'